It is unknown whether they wore the government sett (Black Watch) or the modified Fraser sett, although several sources, including Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe, indicate the latter.
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Copley was probably also influenced by Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe, and the growing popularity of romantic painting.